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Join us for our in-gallery tour program, Local Views at PAMM, where select local artists will speak about 3-5 works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, artist Michelle Lisa Polissaint will lead the tour.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation is offered on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Date and Time:

02/22/20186:00pm to 6:30pm

Location:

PAMM

Free with museum admission. Space is limited. First come, first served.

About Michelle Lisa Polissaint
Michelle Lisa is currently completing a Master of Arts in Museum Studies & Non-Profit Management at Johns Hopkins University. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida International University in Photography & Fiber Based Painting. Her current practice is focused on producing community-based programming that allows space to for artist and community members to form collaborative relationships.

She is the Program & Outreach Manager at Locust Projects where she is at the helm of all public programming including Talks.Miami and the R +D / Mobile Studio. In her previous position as Programs Manager of the Miami Rail she successfully implemented the Visiting Writer Program, Block by Block Program and the new Writer's Retreat partnering with The Standard, Miami Beach.

As an artist, she explores the nature of human interaction through textiles and photographs. Her most recent work moves from a previous series of self-portraits, Dancing With Myself, which explored her relationship with herself away from the guidance of her parents, into a new body of work documenting trips and interactions with her parents and family, If Home Was Home.

Ansanm, is her newest project launched in December 2017 with funding from The Awesome Foundation. Ansanm, is a civic engagement project that aims to bring the arts to Miami's diverse working-class communities through community-based events centered around meals. Ansanm is produced in collaboration with the BLCK Family, a collective based in Miami, FL.